I have been following and reading all this, which has been thrilling and inspiring to read! Count me in, thank you.
Hollie Sent from my iPhone On Dec 30, 2011, at 11:40 AM, "Sally Thomas" <sally.thom...@verizon.net> wrote: > Here are a couple of ideas. Welcome your feedback and I can revise! > 1. When to start. Thinking the last weekend of January. Gives us enough > time to order and read a chapter or two??? Thinking weekends might be a > good time to begin each new section discussion as our weeks are pretty > filled with working - right??? > > 2. Pacing. Have to get my book out to see how it is divided but probably a > chapter a week or so??? That's roughly. Or is that too fast a pace? > > 3. I'd be glad to start each week's discussion with my own connections > and/or questions. And everyone can just join in. Or we can take turns with > who wants to take the lead for different chapters. (I would love that!) > let me know if you'd like to do this and we can set up a schedule. > > 4. My guess is that we'll be using the STRATEGIES as we read to understand. > And also think about how using the ideas with kids will tap the strategies. > > 5. Speaking of strategies, I suggest we might begin by each of us tapping > our own SCHEMA of poetry. Why not start by remembering our own early and > schooling experience of poetry. The next chapter of that could be our own > experiences of poetry since our schooling - has it been the same or > different? Between these two chunks of schema, we will have reflected on > our experiences and assumptions about poetry as we explore Georgia's book. > > 6. It would be great if someone would be "the keeper of..." poems > mentioned or recommended by Georgia or any of us that we might want to use > in our classrooms. (just gathering them as they come up naturally and keep > as a simple list in a folder that we can put on the resources page of this > list at the end of our discussion?) > > PLEASE GIVE ME FEEDBACK ON ANY OF THIS. IT'S JUST A BRAINSTORM TO BEGIN OUR > PLANNING. > > Sally > > > On 12/30/11 5:55 AM, "Sherry Elmore" <scou...@chatham.k12.nc.us> wrote: > >> Love this idea! I am in. Already have the book...just waiting on how we >> will >> proceed! >> >> >> Sherry >> >> >> ________________________________________ >> From: mosaic-bounces+scourie=chatham.k12.nc...@literacyworkshop.org >> [mosaic-bounces+scourie=chatham.k12.nc...@literacyworkshop.org] on behalf of >> Sally Thomas [sally.thom...@verizon.net] >> Sent: Friday, December 30, 2011 12:03 AM >> To: mosaic listserve >> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] poems for comprehension strategies >> >> Hmmmm, thinking maybe we are on. What if we set a date a few weeks from now >> or a month and give those who want the chance to get it. Then we start a >> discussion, maybe reading a chapter or two at a time. And some of us might >> even try an idea or two. >> >> Woo HOO! >> sally >> >> >> On 12/29/11 6:54 PM, "donn...@optonline.net" <donn...@optonline.net> wrote: >> >>> I love this idea! Im in and ordering the book tomorrow. >> >> Sent from my HTC >>> Status™ on AT&T >> >> ----- Reply message ----- >> From: "Laura" >>> <lcan...@satx.rr.com> >> To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email >>> Group" <mosaic@literacyworkshop.org> >> Subject: [MOSAIC] poems for comprehension >>> strategies >> Date: Thu, Dec 29, 2011 8:59 pm >> >> >> I like that idea, I'm going to >>> order the book Awakening the Heart. >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sally >>> Thomas" <sally.thom...@verizon.net> >> To: "mosaic listserve" >>> <mosaic@literacyworkshop.org> >> Sent: Thursday, December 29, 2011 3:29 >>> PM >> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] poems for comprehension strategies >> >> >>> Jen, Is there >>> any way that we could have a focused discussion around a >>> shared read on the >>> list. That might be a way of getting back our original >>> focus. This poetry >>> discussion is interesting. Might we take it deeper by >>> some of us agreeing >>> to read a good book on teaching poetry as a group? > Know >>> we've done it in >>> the past. Would it work again??? Maybe even choose one > of >>> Georgia >>> Heard's books. I would love to reread - I have several. What > about >>> >>> awakening the heart. Just a thought. >>> >>> I get weary of finding programs and >>> ways that we have to compromise our >>> practices out there in schools. Know >>> that is important discussion as well >>> but this other kind of discussion is >>> what fills me up and gives me hope. >>> That may be most important at this time >>> in education history! >>> >>> Sally >>> >>> >>> On 12/29/11 10:15 AM, "Palmer, Jennifer" >>> <jennifer.pal...@hcps.org> wrote: >>> >>>> I did it all the time... Great way to >>> help kids understand the purposes >> of >>>> poetic devices... How they affect >>> the reader. It's that whole idea of >> "reading >>>> like a writer..." what >>> affect does onomatopoeia or alliteration have on >> your >>>> ability to create >>> a mental image?? >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> >>>> On Dec 29, 2011, at 11:37 AM, >>> "Susan" <soozq55...@aol.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I use poetry to teach inferring. >>> Off the top of my head I can say I use >>> Every >>>>> Living Thing by Cynthia >>> Rylant. I also love anything by Georgia >>>>> Heard...Awakening the Heart is >>> awesome. >>>>> >>>>> I really would be interested in what others would have to say >>> about >>> teaching >>>>> the strategies using poetry. I think that might be a >>> little tricky if >>> the >>>>> kids didn't have a background in poetic >>> devices. >>>>> Sue >>>>> >>>>> Sent from my iPad >>>>> >>>>> On Dec 29, 2011, at 1:10 >>> PM, "norma baker" <hutch1...@juno.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Morning all! While >>> we're on the subject of poetry, has anybody compiled >>>>>> poems to teach the >>> comprehension strategies? As a reading specialist >>>> who >>>>>> goes into >>> rooms I don't have the luxury of tying my lesson to a book >>>>>> previously >>> read or start a picture book that I can finish later and I'd >>>> like >>>>>> to >>> actually keep to a mini-lesson. I end up spending too much time >>>> >>> because >>>>>> I use picture books which I totally love doing and am fortunate >>> enough >>>> to >>>>>> have a great collection, but.........I'm losing the mini >>> in >>>> mini-lesson! If >>>>>> anyone has compiled a list of poems for the >>> different strategies and is >>>>>> willing to share I'd be grateful. If not, >>> that'll be next summer's >>>> project. >>>>>> I work in 4th grade primarily. >>> Thanks! norma An old man once said, >>>> "There >>>>>> comes a time in your >>> life, when you walk away from all the drama and >>>> people >>>>>> who create >>> it. You surround yourself with people who make you laugh. >>>> Forget >>>>>> the >>> bad, and focus on the good. Love the people who treat you right, >>>> >>> pray >>>>>> for the ones who don >>>>>> 't. Life is too short to be anything but >>> happy. 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